Nigeria. Population #1 ranked African nation in population Only African nation with over 100 million people Only African nation ranked among the top ten.

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Nigeria

Population #1 ranked African nation in population Only African nation with over 100 million people Only African nation ranked among the top ten nations in population

Oil Africa’s #1 oil producing nation for most of its history as an independent nation Delta of the Niger River is the main oil- producing region – disputes have arisen over profits from oil

Conflicts (today) Today there is tension between Christians and Muslims Most of the northern states follow strict Muslim laws National government remains a republic not favoring one religion, but there has been concern that this will not continue…

Boko Haram Muslim organization in Nigeria that has caused much violence in recent years. Organization targets Christians and disapproves of having a shared government among different religions. Christmas Day church bombing in 2011 one of a series of recent attacks – more have continued to occur since then.

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